美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)359 on the bright side...

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Larry和李華在公園里散步，今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)： on the bright side和no-brainer.

LH: Larry, 周末在公園里走走，真舒服啊!

L: Normally I would agree with you Lihua, but when it's 100 degrees out like it is today, I might prefer my air-conditioned apartment.

LH: 天是夠熱的。不過(guò)你知足吧，起碼今天公園里人不多，難得這么清靜!

L: That's true. It may be hot, but if we look on the bright side, the park isn't crowded at all.

LH: Look on the bright side? 這是什么意思？

L: Lihua, when you look on the bright side, you try to see something good in a bad situation.

LH: 哦，on the bright side就是從好的方面講。你是說(shuō)，雖然今天天氣很熱，但是從好的方面看，正因?yàn)樘鞜?，人們都不愿意出?lái)，所以公園里才會(huì)這么清靜。

L: Right! Here is another example. There is supposed to be a big rain storm later today, but looking on the bright side, that will help cool down the weather.

LH:哦，今天晚上可能會(huì)下大雨，可是從好的方面看，這可以讓氣溫降下來(lái)，天氣能涼快些!

L: You got it!

LH: 對(duì)了，Larry，天這么熱，你干嘛穿長(zhǎng)衣長(zhǎng)褲啊？

L: Yeah, I am pretty hot in these clothes. But on the bright side, I won't get a sunburn.

LH: 老土! 你不知道世界上有種東西叫防曬霜么？

L: Very funny. Yes I do, but on the bright side, I can save a little money by wearing long clothes instead.

LH: 可是Larry, 你們美國(guó)人不是喜歡把皮膚曬得黑黑的么？你干嘛要把自己捂起來(lái)呢？

L: Yes, lots of Americans like to get a tan in the summer, but there is a really big downside: skin cancer.

LH: A downside?

L: That's right. If you want to point out something bad about a situation, you can tell people to consider the downside.

LH: 明白了，downside就是“缺點(diǎn)”，不好的方面。和the bright side正好相反。Larry，你看那只小狗，正在和主人玩兒接飛盤(pán)的游戲，真好玩兒！我真希望自己也有條小狗！

L: Yeah, dogs are a lot of fun, but there is a big downside: you have to spend lots of time and money taking care of them.

LH: 那倒是，那養(yǎng)只貓咪怎么樣？

L: Well, I don't think cats are as much fun to play with as dogs. But on the bright side, they are much more independent.

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LH: Larry, 我們今天除了散步還要干點(diǎn)什么呢？玩兒扔飛盤(pán)怎么樣？

L: Lihua, if I do any running around in the sun today, you're going to have to take me to the hospital with heat stroke.

LH: 這倒也是。這么大熱的天，我們還是不要跑跑跳跳的了。

L: Yeah, that's a no-brainer.

LH: A no-brainer? 什么意思??？

L: When you think something is really obvious, you can say that it's a no-brainer.

LH: 哦，no-brainer就是不用動(dòng)腦子就知道的事，也就是明擺著的事情。你是說(shuō)，天氣這么熱，明擺著，咱們不能跑跑跳跳。

L: Exactly! Here is another example. Some people don't like to buckle their seatbelt in the car, but to me, that's a no brainer.

LH: 是啊，坐車(chē)系安全帶，這是一定要的啊。就跟在戶(hù)外要防曬一樣。沒(méi)什么可說(shuō)的。

L: Yeah, you would have to be really stupid to risk getting skin cancer.

LH: 哎， Larry, 看樣子馬上就會(huì)下雨了，咱們趕快走吧，省得挨澆。

L: Of course, Lihua, that's a no-brainer. We definitely wouldn't want to stay outside in a thunderstorm!

今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是on the bright side 表示“從好的方面講”。另一是no-brainer, 意思是“明擺著的事情”。